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Rage wrote:
The only really amazing guys were the quaterbacks, making passes as they did with such precision is really impressive (especially since they probably do not see anything under the protective helmet in addition to all the lights everywhere).
:wtf: And it's obvious you never played football. Just because the camera follows the ball doesn't mean the quaterback is doing all of the work. Let's see you try and hold a defensive line. :laugh: Jeremy Falcon
still, rugby has been fairly accurately described as "American Football, without the armor andf the breaks" ;)
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This is very well said. If one does not know the game, I think it would be easy to see it as a bunch of guys only "playing" a few seconds out of every minute. But as you come to understand the game, you realize how much strategy and tactics are involved, at both a macro level (full game strategy of head coach and offensive/defensive coordinators) an a micro level (e.g. an invididual offensive lineman's change in blocking strategy for a particular defensive attack). The chess game aspect of football works at the macro and micro levels too. I particuarly enjoy studying the strategy at the line of scrimmage - the point of attack... to see how an offensive line, who are involved in a wrestling match for the entire 60 minutes of play, uses a specific blocking scheme effectively to open a particular lane for a running back (count other backs and receivers in that blocking scheme too); or to see how a defense attacks a quarterback with a linebacker or corner blitz... or just by having defensive linemen stunt to fake out an offensive line - some amazing strategy happens at the line of scrimmage.
Mike Ellison wrote:
I particuarly enjoy studying the strategy at the line of scrimmage - the point of attack... to see how an offensive line, who are involved in a wrestling match for the entire 60 minutes of play, uses a specific blocking scheme effectively to open a particular lane for a running back (count other backs and receivers in that blocking scheme too); or to see how a defense attacks a quarterback with a linebacker or corner blitz... or just by having defensive linemen stunt to fake out an offensive line - some amazing strategy happens at the line of scrimmage.
I agree, the line is the most interesting part of the game. Parker's romp at the beginning of the second half was a perfect example of that. And without the replays of the action during the 'interruptions' you'd never really get to appreciate the beauty of it. "You get that which you tolerate"
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Mike Ellison wrote:
I particuarly enjoy studying the strategy at the line of scrimmage - the point of attack... to see how an offensive line, who are involved in a wrestling match for the entire 60 minutes of play, uses a specific blocking scheme effectively to open a particular lane for a running back (count other backs and receivers in that blocking scheme too); or to see how a defense attacks a quarterback with a linebacker or corner blitz... or just by having defensive linemen stunt to fake out an offensive line - some amazing strategy happens at the line of scrimmage.
I agree, the line is the most interesting part of the game. Parker's romp at the beginning of the second half was a perfect example of that. And without the replays of the action during the 'interruptions' you'd never really get to appreciate the beauty of it. "You get that which you tolerate"
Stan Shannon wrote:
I agree, the line is the most interesting part of the game. Parker's romp at the beginning of the second half was a perfect example of that. And without the replays of the action during the 'interruptions' you'd never really get to appreciate the beauty of it.
And that's why a good color analyst is so helpful when watching a broadcast of football. In my opinion, the Michaels/Madden team has been the best matchup of a play-by-play guy with an analyst pro football has ever had (and there have been some good matchups, so that's saying something). I love Madden's analysis. I always learn new stuff when I hear him analyze a game. A good analysis during "interruptions" is my favorite part of watching football on TV.
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legalAlien wrote:
You're being a little unfair: If you've never watched football before you would think it all revolved around the quarterback.
How is me saying he obviously never played football being unfair? :omg: Unfair to what? It's obvious he never played it, so that's what I said.
legalAlien wrote:
The big problem with American sport as watched from anywhere outside America is that it is VERY boring.
Well, that may be the case. But, I'd like to think there's at least one person in the world outside the country that likes American sports. :laugh:
legalAlien wrote:
Far too many adverts and breaks and not enough smoothly flowing play which you do get with, for instance, rugby or real football.
Ain't it the truth. I think it's even worse with the superbowl. The commercials cut into the game a lot.
legalAlien wrote:
Soccer was called football long before football was called football. If you see what I mean
I know that, but I don't see how a difference in names automatically makes a sport boring. Jeremy Falcon
Jeremy Falcon wrote:
Well, that may be the case. But, I'd like to think there's at least one person in the world outside the country that likes American sports.
Well, I assure you there are more than one. We have a guy here who spent some 15 years of his life in US (Seattle). He guided me a little about the basics of Football and then I started watching it. The good thing about it is all the strategies (defensive, attacking blah blah) but the bad thing which makes it unfathomable to average guy is its complexity. To me, this is the Most complex game alongside Cricket (I love Cricket btw). There are two types of roads in our country. One is under construction and the other is under repair.